Laurens C. Bolles Photograph Collection
Collection
Identifier: PICT-000-493
Scope and Content
The collection includes two loosely bound albums containing excellent photographs (8 x 10 in.) or smaller of Pueblo Indians of New Mexico taken 1936-38 for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. These consists mainly of portraits, pueblo buildings (including churches), subsistence activities, arts and crafts, farming, and family life. Identification, date, and commentary on back of each photo. Also contains an aerial view of the Albuquerque Indian School and the first interstate conference for high schools on soil conservation. Personal photos include portraits of Bolles and family, his home and its gardens. Miscellaneous images: petroglyph and photograph exhibition shots.
Dates
- 1930-1962
Creator
- Bolles, Laurens C., 1890-1971 (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Copy Restrictions
Duplication of print and photographic material is allowed for research purposes. User is responsible for copyright compliance. For more information see the Photographs and Images Research Guide and contact the Pictorial Archivist.
Biography
Laurens C. Bolles was an engineer, conservationist and writer. He was born in Denison, Iowa, 1890, and died in Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1971. Bolles had a long career as civil engineer, farmer and conservationist throughout the Great Plains and the Southwest. He moved to New Mexico in 1935 where he worked for the Soil Conservation Service until 1959. After retiring, he supervised landscaping at the State Fair for six years and conducted a non-profit radio program entitled, "Lets Save Nature."
Extent
134 plus items (2 boxes) : 134 photographic prints, some mounted in 2 photographic albums ; 8 x 10 in. or smaller
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes two loosely bound albums containing excellent photographs of Pueblo Indians of New Mexico taken 1936-38 for the U.S. Soil Conservation Service. Collection also contains an aerial view of the Albuquerque Indian School and the first interstate conference for high schools on soil conservation. Personal photos include portraits of Bolles and family, his home and its gardens.
Physical Location
B2. Shelved by Pictorial Number
Alternate Format Available
Two photographs from the Laurenc C. Bolles Photographic Collection are available online via New Mexico Digital Collections.
Separated Material
Photographs transferred from the Laurens C. Bolles Papers.
- Aerial photographs
- Albuquerque Indian School
- Conservation of natural resources -- New Mexico -- Pictorial works
- Indians of North America -- Education -- New Mexico -- Pictorial works
- Indians of North America -- Pictorial works
- Pueblo Indians -- New Mexico -- Pictorial works
- Pueblos -- New Mexico -- Pictorial works
Creator
- Bolles, Laurens C., 1890-1971 (Person)
- Title
- Finding Aid of the Laurens C. Bolles Photograph Collection, 1930-1962
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Pictorial Collectioins Staff
- Date
- © 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
Repository Details
Part of the UNM Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections Repository
Contact:
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451
University of New Mexico Center for Southwest Research & Special Collections
University Libraries, MSC05 3020
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque NM 87131
505-277-6451